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Marie and Jean Thomas Grow Tropical Flowers in Coconut Husks
Tropical flowers are pretty, but often expensive. Even in tropical countries where the best growing conditions exist naturally, flowers are usually costly to grow and buy. But they do not have to be. Here is a story of two women in Jamaica who found ways to make a profit growing flowers. Their story is a…
Harvest Fresh Vegetables for Several Months
If you grow garden vegetables, then you know that gardening is a good way to save money and supply nutritious food for your family. Many garden vegetables can be planted over a period of two to three months. If you sow your seeds a few at a time over those months, you can harvest the…
A School Garden Brings Land Back to Life
Shirley stood before the principal of Cophetsheni School in the White River District of South Africa. “I have an idea,” she said. “This school is surrounded by a lot of land – land that is not used for anything.” The principal nodded. “If you will agree, I would like to help you and your students…
Corn in the Classroom
In the classroom In the classroom, the students learn about a different crop each year, through many different activities. This year they are studying corn. The teachers match one school subject with the study of corn. For example, the grade one students study corn in their music class. They sing and compose songs about corn…
Tips About Tools and Transplants
Care of tools Are your tools in good shape? Are you taking good care of them? The care that you take with your tools directly affects your own health and safety. You can learn a lot about the condition of your farm tools by examining them. For example, have a look at the handles. If…
Grain Amaranth – Beautiful and Nutritious
Did you know that amaranth is one of the oldest foods on earth? It’s true. Farmers in Mexico have been cultivating this beautiful, nutritious grain for many centuries. Except for a few countries, the world has overlooked it. Maybe it’s time for amaranth to get more attention. Here’s why it should get more attention: it…
How farmers can prepare for El Niño
If you farm in a region that is affected by El Niño, you are probably preparing for uncertain weather conditions. You may be expecting very wet weather or very dry weather. Perhaps you are already feeling the effects of heavy rains or drought. What steps can you take to make sure that you still have…
Making Something with Nothing: The Rubbish Garden
This is a story about how a group of women changed their lives using only what they had _ though it seemed they had nothing at all. The story starts with Shirley Sifunda, a community outreach worker in Matsulu, a small village in South Africa. Shirley met with the village women to talk about their…
Why Plants Make Good Neighbours
Plants can be good neighbours or bad neighbours. Some plants help each other and grow stronger when they are planted together. Some people call them good companions. Other plants growing next to each other do not benefit one another. In fact they may grow poorly side by side. They are bad neighbours and should not…
Compost – A Wonderful Food for your Garden
Today we’re going to talk about compost. We’ll explain what compost is, and why it is good for your soil and plants. Then we will tell you how to build a compost pile. Compost is a dark brown or black material that looks and smells like soil, but is lighter in weight and more crumbly….